Regulation 4055/86 gives Member State nationals (and non-Community shipping companies using ships registered in a Member State and controlled by Member State nationals) the right to carry passengers or goods by sea between any port of a Member State and any port or offshore installation of another Member State or of a non-Community country.

International law

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EU ratification

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European law

Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22.12.1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries. Full text (PDF format)

Statements of EU Institutions

Commission Report on the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries. SEC(92) 2183 final of 24.11.1993.Full text (PDF format)